Raonic - Andreev 1st R Estoril

[Marius_Hancu]

This is one of the blockbusters of this week.

Raonic just gained another ranking step
but lost a tough match with aggressive Dodig.
Tom Tebbutt on Raonic's new life:
http://www.lovemeansnothing.ca/blog/raonic-on-his-new-life

Andreev is dangerous with his ever-pumping FH. Even Fed has troubles with him, but perhaps that's more because of the Fed's 1HBH.

A victory would open a nice path for each of them.

Who's gonna be?

It must be tomorrow, on center court, or the Estoril organizers don't know anything.

 

[Talker]

This is one of the blockbusters of this week.

Raonic just gained another ranking step
but lost a tough match with aggressive Dodig.
Tom Tebbutt on Raonic's new life:
http://www.lovemeansnothing.ca/blog/raonic-on-his-new-life

Andreev is dangerous with his ever-pumping FH. Even Fed has troubles with him, but perhaps that's more because of the Fed's 1HBH.

A victory would open a nice path for each of them.

Who's gonna be?

It must be tomorrow, on center court, or the Estoril organizers don't know anything.

Raonic in three.
He's doing pretty good on the 'real' surface.

 

[Marius_Hancu]

Damn, 2nd court again, all Portuguese on center:

CENTRALITO start 11:00 am
[Q] F Nielsen (DEN) vs [6] T Bellucci (BRA) - ATP

Not Before 12:30 PM
R Voracova (CZE) vs [2] J Gajdosova (AUS) - WTA
[4] A Sevastova (LAT) vs U Radwanska (POL) - WTA

Not Before 5:30 PM
[5] M Raonic (CAN) vs I Andreev (RUS) - ATP

Again not on TV, I guess :-[

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

Damn, 2nd court again, all Portuguese on center:

CENTRALITO start 11:00 am
[Q] F Nielsen (DEN) vs [6] T Bellucci (BRA) - ATP

Not Before 12:30 PM
R Voracova (CZE) vs [2] J Gajdosova (AUS) - WTA
[4] A Sevastova (LAT) vs U Radwanska (POL) - WTA

Not Before 5:30 PM
[5] M Raonic (CAN) vs I Andreev (RUS) - ATP

Again not on TV, I guess :-[

2nd court ??? :?
let's call gorecki, he'll arrange that !1

 

[Deleted member 21996]

2nd court ??? :?
let's call gorecki, he'll arrange that !1

why should i. Centralito is by far the most loved court in the Jamor Tennis Complex. so i as a portugues with canadian roots and knowing the place say: let him play there. is a gorgeous court to play on!!!!

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

why should i. Centralito is by far the most loved court in the Jamor Tennis Complex. so i as a portugues with canadian roots and knowing the place say: let him play there. is a gorgeous court to play on!!!!

mmmh... ok, centralito is sexinho.
but will we see it on TV ?

 

[pound cat]

mmmh... ok, centralito is sexinho.
but will we see it on TV ?

Estoril is a 250 tournament so the chances of tV are zero to nil. Try one of the usual streaming sources...Portuguese streaming should be available. TV in N. America/UK usually shows only 500 + tournaments. eg streaming will be available for Madrid starting day 1 and sportsnetONE

 

[Marius_Hancu]

Estoril is a 250 tournament so the chances of tV are zero to nil. Try one of the usual streaming sources...Portuguese streaming should be available. TV in N. America/UK usually shows only 500 + tournaments. eg streaming will be available for Madrid starting day 1 and sportsnetONE

Delpo and others on Center Court are shown tomorrow in streaming.

 

[pound cat]

Delpo and others on Center Court are shown tomorrow in streaming.

Estoril is on Bet365 and I presume other streans starting Thursday..not sure about anything other than centre court. But of course live score is still there as it has been before the days of non-stop tennis.

We are now so lucky with streaming ...not so lucky with all the complainers who complain about every match in every tournament not being streamed. Pffffft.

 

[JTathlete]

going with ranoic in straight sets here..

 

[Devilito]

how many slams does Raonic need to win before they'll televise (or stream) one of his matches? I mean, just asking…

 

[dcdoorknob]

how many slams does Roanic need to win before they'll televise (or stream) one of his matches? I mean, just asking…

47? Or maybe less than that.

 

[namelessone]

why should i. Centralito is by far the most loved court in the Jamor Tennis Complex. so i as a portugues with canadian roots and knowing the place say: let him play there. is a gorgeous court to play on!!!!

Sweet court. Clay looks amazing against the background.

 

[namelessone]

how many slams does Raonic need to win before they'll televise (or stream) one of his matches? I mean, just asking…

When he beats someone else other than verdasco :twisted:

 

[Deleted member 21996]

Sweet court. Clay looks amazing against the background.

that place is awsome. it has that "1950's" vibe...

tennis fans in here love that court even more so than the centre court!

 

[cucio]

Pimping up Andreev a bit so a Raonic win looks better? I am afraid Igor has seen much better days, unfortunately.

 

[pound cat]

12:30 EST on bet365 and livesccorehunter

 

[Marius_Hancu]

great stuff thanks

 

[Marius_Hancu]

OK 2-2
tight, as I expected

 

[Marius_Hancu]

R breaks to love, double fault by A, 3-2

 

[wy2sl0]

Fed has one of the lowest hitting zones where he is most dangerous for his height. In saying that, he doesn't love high balls. In this case, Andreev's forehand is playing directly to Raonic's hitting zone.

 

[Marius_Hancu]

Fed has one of the lowest hitting zones where he is most dangerous for his height. In saying that, he doesn't love high balls. In this case, Andreev's forehand is playing directly to Raonic's hitting zone.

that is right, of course

 

[Marius_Hancu]

5 3 Raonic
FH and the serve work very well,
not enough BH

 

[wy2sl0]

5 3 Raonic
FH and the serve work very well,
not enough BH

Agreed. His BH needs the most work, and he runs around alot to avoid hitting it. It is a solid rally shot, but he seems to go for too much too often.

 

[Rock Strongo]

It's still rather weird that Raonic has a BLX bag but still plays with the KBlade.

 

[Pwned]

There are streams on livescorehunter.

 

[Marius_Hancu]

There are streams on livescorehunter.

right, now

 

[Pwned]

right, now

Now they froze.

http://www.livescorehunter.com/inde...nnel=0&tmpl=component&layout=popup&Itemid=286

 

[Marius_Hancu]

they work now for me
also try
fromsport.com

 

[Pwned]

Yeah it's back up. Thanks.

 

[Devilito]

It seems like Raonic needs to figure out how to handle the fact that he’s not the underdog in most of his matches anymore (which helps to play relaxed and without pressure). He seems a lot more tense out there when he knows he’s expected to win

 

[InvisibleSoul]

Another match for Milos!

6-4, 6-4

Was 8/8 on saving BP.

 

[Marius_Hancu]

His serve is very effective on clay too, which I wasn't sure of
A lot of confidence
I didn't like two missed volleys right to his body, handled them awkwardly
But I enjoyed a DTL BH winner

Guess he's not playing tomorrow

 

[Marius_Hancu]

Fed has one of the lowest hitting zones where he is most dangerous for his height. In saying that, he doesn't love high balls. In this case, Andreev's forehand is playing directly to Raonic's hitting zone.

Andreev's FH was nothing today, lots of shanks

Guess this is where that exaggerated topspin starts to work against you

 

[Lsmkenpo]

I was impressed, I wasn't sure how he would handle the high bounce of Andreev's forehand. He did well

He has the game to step into the court, hit flat and end points quickly on clay.

That ability can especially shine on the faster clay at Roland Garros, where a big serve and flat forehand can be used against the grinders.

He is a darkhorse pick to go deep at the French now.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

Another match for Milos!

6-4, 6-4

Was 8/8 on saving BP.

His serve is very effective on clay too, which I wasn't sure of
A lot of confidence
I didn't like two missed volleys right to his body, handled them awkwardly
But I enjoyed a DTL BH winner

Guess he's not playing tomorrow

hey, that's a good clay scalp for raonic !

 

[Marius_Hancu]

Let's hope Simon gets there, I want that match

 

[Devilito]

Let's hope Simon gets there, I want that match

this might be one of our best chances yet to actually see Raonic / Verdasco on clay

 

[Love Game]

how many slams does Raonic need to win before they'll televise (or stream) one of his matches? I mean, just asking…

just ONE!

Shouldnt be long now ... At 20 years old, Milos is the same age that Juan Martin was when he won his first slam in 2009!

 

[Marius_Hancu]

and no, I won't have a poll for today's match with Sousa or whoever ...

 

[cucio]

this might be one of our best chances yet to actually see Raonic / Verdasco on clay

I would hazard the guess that Milos will have little success on clay against defensive players of Simon's quality. But we'll see.

 

[Marius_Hancu]

I would hazard the guess that Milos will have little success on clay against defensive players of Simon's quality. But we'll see.

Simon isn't great on clay. He's better on HC. This doesn't mean he can't create problems

The only current French guy with results on the stuff is Monfils.